Local NHS Public Board of Directors Meeting (9)

South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT) is holding a public meeting of the Board of Directors at 10:30 on 28 January 2015 at The Lodge, Runwell Chase, SS11 7XX.

The agenda includes a presentation by Janet Childs & Mick Loughran on the Criminal Justice Liaison & Diversion Service. A ‘pilot scheme’ initiated by the Government in police stations and courts, helping people with vulnerabilities get the right treatment as quickly as possible with the aim to help reduce re-offending. The service is provided with the Social Care Departments of Southend Borough Council, Thurrock Council and Essex County Council, where teams are made up of nurses, doctors, therapists, social workers, support workers and administration staff, providing a range of services to help ‘vulnerable’ people held in custody or attending the Southend and Basildon magistrate courts.

The presentation will be followed by an award ceremony to congratulate a number of SEPT employees nominated for an award as part of the staff recognition scheme.

SEPT is one of the largest and most successful NHS providers in the country of integrated care including mental health, learning disability, social care and community services. As an NHS Foundation Trust, SEPT is run locally, not by Government, and must work closely with the local community to develop services in a way that best suits the needs of local people.

Anyone who lives in Essex, Bedfordshire or Luton or Suffolk and is over the age of 12 is eligible to become a member of the Trust. You can join by calling the membership office free on 0800 023 2059 or by logging on to www.sept.nhs.uk